Frank Viola vs. Lefty Wilson — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lefty Wilson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Wilson posted a stronger line than Frank Viola. Lefty Wilson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.39 vs 3.73) and WHIP (1.241 vs 1.315). By the career numbers, Lefty Wilson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Wilson

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.53
73.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
8.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
5.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
35.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Wilson

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.53
73.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Wilson

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
261.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
584.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
4.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-21.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA